Only my humble opinion of course.

At a recent holiday gathering, I was asked why I chose to collect the comics I do. I have never been asked that question. Sure people have asked me general questions about collecting but nothing so specific. I did not give a very good answer at that moment but after having time to think I felt it was a good journal topic.

The comics he was referring to is my early Detective Comics, part of the set of numbers 27-200 of that title, or "the greatest set". My reasons for this distinction are somewhat obvious for anyone who participates in this hobby. First off it has a major character first appearance; Batman. It has a major sidekick first appearance; Robin. It has major villains first appearances; Penguin, Two Face, Riddler. It has major characters first cover appearances; Joker, Scarecrow, Catwoman. It has many classic/iconic covers; numbers 31, 35, and 69. The set also has rarity on its side. Some issues have less than 10 certified universal copies on the CGC census. It is almost like trying to acquire the impossible sometimes. The registry point per dollar ratio on this site for this set is horrible. Some comics ,like X-Men, you can get 4 to 1 on a 9.6 that there are 40 of on the census. Yet in this set, you get 1 to 3 on a 6.0 that there are only 4 comics graded higher. The ratio is even worse on keys in mid grades where you have to spend a fortune and see your point total raise slightly. All of these factors make me love Detective Comics 27 thru 200.

Eventually I will show that relative this article to better explain the answer I gave on such short notice, "ahhh, I like Batman?". Oh well.

An honorable mention would be Amazing Spiderman 1 to 100 but I'm sure others would be stated if we took a poll of the registry members.

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